Friday, 17 September 2027
Saint Robert Bellarmine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Readings for the universal ChurchGeneral Roman Calendar, used by Catholics worldwide
First Reading
2But they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but serve them the rather, because they are faithful and beloved, who are partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort. 3If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to that doctrine which is according to godliness, 4He is proud, knowing nothing, but sick about questions and strifes of words; from which arise envies, contentions, blasphemies, evil suspicions, 5Conflicts of men corrupted in mind, and who are destitute of the truth, supposing gain to be godliness. 6But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out. 8But having food, and wherewith to be covered, with these we are content. 9For they that will become rich, fall into temptation, and into the snare of the devil, and into many unprofitable and hurtful desires, which drown men into destruction and perdition. 10For the desire of money is the root of all evils; which some coveting have erred from the faith, and have entangled themselves in many sorrows. 11But thou, O man of God, fly these things: and pursue justice, godliness, faith, charity, patience, mildness. 12Fight the good fight of faith: lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art called, and hast confessed a good confession before many witnesses.
Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 49:6-7, 8-10, 17-18, 19-20
6Why shall I fear in the evil day? the iniquity of my heel shall encompass me.
7They that trust in their own strength, and glory in the multitude of their riches,
8No brother can redeem, nor shall man redeem: he shall not give to God his ransom,
9Nor the price of the redemption of his soul: and shall labour for ever,
10And shall still live unto the end.
17Be not thou afraid, when a man shall be made rich, and when the glory of his house shall be increased.
18For when he shall die he shall take nothing away; nor shall his glory descend with him.
19For in his lifetime his soul will be blessed: and he will praise thee when thou shalt do well to him.
20He shall go in to the generations of his fathers: and he shall never see light.
Gospel
1And it came to pass afterwards, that he travelled through the cities and towns, preaching and evangelizing the kingdom of God; and the twelve with him: 2And certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities; Mary who is called Magdalen, out of whom seven devils were gone forth, 3And Joanna the wife of Chusa, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others who ministered unto him of their substance.
Same readings worldwide and in the United States.
Text: Douay-Rheims (public domain). Reading citations: cpbjr/catholic-readings-api (MIT license). The Lectionary text used at Mass in the United States is the NABRE, which you can read at USCCB.